El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
84
84
104
104
107
116
164
121
121
119
106
96
97
99
100
100
100
72
51
51
47
49
65
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:48PM0.86m
11:36PM1.47m
3:28PM0.85m
00:17AM1.38m
1:13AM1.28m
Low Tide
6:47AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.78m
7:40AM0.05m
5:07PM0.84m
8:43AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:39
7:40
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
106
84
84
104
104
107
53
31
21
121
119
106
96
97
29
32
31
23
15
51
51
23
49
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
46
49
12
11
11
10
116
164
121
14
8
2
15
37
99
100
100
100
72
3
13
47
45
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
11
17
18
7
10
9
9
2
2
3
2
3
37
15
15
15
15
2
3
13
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
8
15
21
42
51
48
4
2
9
33
15
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
67
467
33
19
19
0
0
0
0
12
110
19
5
0
0
0
12
142
48
42
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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